davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1887-04-22
Points About silos and Ensilage.

The ensilage system is becoming more
popular every day. The expense Of con-
structing a silo is not necessarily great.
Building it of stone, cutting or chatting
the material, putting it in rs hastily as
possible and heavily weighing it-all
these have been found not to be absolutely
necessary. A silo can be built Of lumber,
the material put in slowly, each layer two
or three feet deep being allowed to heat,
and the whole can be covered SO as to
keep out the air. The results will be sat
isfactory.
If you want to make an experiment take
hogshead, pack it with green forage and
heavily weight it, The chief points to be
observed are exclusion Of air and solidity
of foundation.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1887-04-22
ONLY Thirty-Six per Cent

of those who die from consumption inherit
the disease. In all cases it must either be
contracted through carelessness; or, accOr-
ding to the new theory of tubercular para
sites, received directly from others as an in
fictitious disease. But in either case, Dr..
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery" is a
positive remedy for the disease in its early
stages. 1t is delay that is dangerous. If you
are troubled with shortness Of breath, spit
ting of blood, night sweats or lingering
cough, do not hesitate to procure this sOver-
eign remedy at once,
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1887-04-22
How to Shake Hands.

There is right and wrong way to shake
hands. 1t is horrible when ones unoffendirg
digits are seized as if in wise and wIung and
squeezed until one feels as if they were re-
duced to jelly. 1t isnot less horrible to find
them lying in a nerveless, limp clasp that
makes no response to your hearty greeting.
Shake hands as if you meant it-swiftly.
strepuously, courteously, neither using undue
pressure nor falling wholly supine
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1887-04-22
Alleged Cure for Pulmonary Trouble.

Alleged Cure for Pulmonary Trouble.
An apparatus to enable person to breathe
the outside air while sitting indoors in q
warm room is credited to foreign invention.
1t consists of simple tube communicating
through the window with the external air
At one end Of it an attachment to fit over the
mouth and nose is placed The inventor
claims that tubercle bacili are destroyed by
a low temperature, and therefore pulmonary
phthisis may be cured by breathing freely
air through this apparatus.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1887-04-22
Remedies People Advise.

Clam broth for weak stomach.
Fumes Of sulphur to break up cold
Hot cloths wrung out of decoction Of
lobelia for neuralgia.
Cloths wet with weak, lukewarm solution
of sal soda for rheumatism.
The juice Of a lemon, taken three times II
day in cup of clear, strong coffee, for chllls
and fever.
Diluted lime water for bad breath.
Ammonia, applied with bit of clean
cotton wool, for an aching tooth.
A bit Of grated wild turnip. the size of a
bean, and saturated with spirits Of turpen.
tine, for a fclon
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1887-04-22
An End to Bone Scraping

Edward Shepard of Harrisburg, H., says
'Having received so much benefit from Elec-
trio Bitters, l feel it my duty to let suffering
humanity know it. Have had running
sore on my leg for eight years; my doctors
told me l would have to have the bone scrap
ed or leg amputated. used instead, three
Bucklen's Arnica Salve, and my leg is now
sound and WELL" Electric Bitters are sold
at Soc bottle, and Bucklen's Arnica Salve
at 25c box at
II. G. Days Drug Store.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1887-04-22
Cowboys Cure for Loco Poisoning.

DR.. Wilcox, of Washington, D. c., says in
The Medical Record that the cowboys of
Idaho treat animals affected with ''loco''
poisoning by amputating the tails Of the
affected animals. The paralysis is due to con-
gestion of the spinal chord, the rosterior parts
of the body being first affected. The plants
which are charged with producing this
poisoning are oxytropis lambertii, astragalus
mollirimus, and possibly others of the legumi-
nosae. The cowboys call these plants clark
spur" although, according to science, true
larkspur is not found in their line of march,
nor at the season when loco poisoning occurs.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1887-04-22
Initiating Ebony.

Ebony may be initiated on wood by first
painting with a l per cent solution Of sui
phate of copper When perfectly dry the
wood is painted over with liquid consisting
of equal weights of aniline hydro-chloride ard
spirits Of wine. The blue vitriol acts on the
aniline and forms nigrosin, black which
cannot be affected by acids or alkalies. A
lustre can be added by coating with simple
copal varnish.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1887-04-22
SCIENCE AND PROGRESS.
AN AUTOMATIC TOLL COLLECTOR
At TELEPHONES.

A French Scientist Tells How to De.
sccnd Into Wells without Accident
from suffocation-The New Explosive,
ROburite, for Use In blasting. a
Considerable interest is manifested In
"roburite,"a new explosive manufactured IN
Germany and about to be introduced into
this country for use in blasting operations.
The composition and process Of manufacture
of this explosive arc kept secret, but the
general understanding is that 1t consists Of
two non explosive and harmless substances,
Of such a nature that they may he stored or
transported without special precautions or
restrictions. These two substances may be
mixed together when required, and in comb
nation become roburite, q ycllowish substance.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1887-04-22
Bucklen's Arnica Salve.

The best salve in the word for cuts, bruis-
es, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever sores,
letter, chapped hands, chilblains, corns and
all skin eruptions, and positively cures piles
or no pay required. 1t Is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction or money refunded.
Price &c per box. For sale at
II. G. DAYS Drug Store
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1887-04-22
WORKING CT ASSESAJ.!!!E...L.,.o q!

pared to furnish all classes with employment at home,
mess new light and prn6table Persons Of either sex
easily earn from 50 cents to $500 per evening, and
proportional SUM by devong all their time the bust
That all Who this may send their address, and test
the business, make this offer. To such as are not
satseed viii send one dollar pay for the trouble
Of vriting. Full particulars snd outfit free Address
CSC. SnNsox 4 Co., Portland, Ne.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1887-04-22

Col. Robert G. Ingersoll was admitted to
practice at the har in New York state lately
before the general term of the supreme
court. When he was asked to be sworn he
refused, and affirmed in place thereof. He
then signed the roll.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1887-04-22
John G. Saxe,s Phvsioue.

John G. Sake was six feet two in height
and brdhd in proportion He had magrifl-
cent head. which was finely poised upon broad
and stalwart shoulders.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1887-04-22
An improved Plant Label.

Various devices to prevent the washing
off of the names written on plant labels
have been invented from time to time. A.
novel one, suggested by an Illinois CORE.
spondent of The American Agriculturist,
is shown in the illustration.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1887-04-22

p p G. cards are the only ones it is uni.
versally considered permissible to send ty
post.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1887-04-22

The cleansing, antiseptic and healing
qualities Of DR.. Sage's Catarrh Remedy are
uneQualled.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1887-04-22
EXPERIMENT WITH RoBUR1TE-F1G. /.

Industries, in an illustrated and descrip-
tive article on the subject Of this new
explosive, makes the following state
ments: Intense heat is necessary to explode
roburite. In order to prove this the ex-
plosive, in recently conducted experiments at
Manchester. England, was placed between
two plates, which were freely rubbed together
and hammered, and a small quantity thrown
upon fire was consumed without exploding.
\nt
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1887-04-22

This consists in fastening with a small
screw short piece Of label over the name,
Us seen at Fig. /; a cross section Of the
label is shown at Fig. 2, and at Fig. the
cover is partly raised. This arrangement
may be applied to any size of labels.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1887-04-22
60 e -
ka@ WEI .:.
IT, e. Co. 1n
60! e. = %
ORNAMENTAL BEDS.

Stars or diamonds can be planted with
call growing plants in the center, using
lower growers about them and edging the
beds with such plants as sweet alyssum
candytuft or mignonette. A charming
circular bed can be made by using calliop-
sis in the center in sufficient quantity to
form mass when the plants have devel
oped. Surround it with white phlox and
use mignonette as border. If you have
plant of perennial lakespur of the in
tense blue variety to set in the center the
effect will be heightened. You can make
very effective combinations with gerani-
ums of different colors. The pink varie-
ties are most pleasing when used in guam
titles. 1t will be found that all plants are
more effective by themselves, or at least
in considerable quantities, than when
mixed with others.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1887-04-22

Tasteful DESIGN FOR FLOWER GARDEN.
The next consideration is the plan or
design by which the flower beds and the
intervening walks shall be laid out. 1t is
not well for the amateur to undertake
anything intricate in this line. Consider
able experience is required to produce a
plan by which entirely pleasing results
are obtained. The accompanying cut is
advised by The New York World as one
of the simplest, and at the same time
most pleasing and graceful, arrangements
for flower garden of ordinary dimen-
sions. Where the plot is long and some
what narrow this design is easily made as
a parallelogram; where the plot is q
square it is as readily adapted to that.
The size of the beds will vary with the
size of the plot Of ground and when large
will afford quite as much opportunity for
a skillful massing and combining of diff
ferent varieties of plants as most readers
desire. The paths about the beds should
be kept clean, firm and compact, and the
beds, for best effect, ought to be sodded
on the edges. It should be remembered
to use low growing plants in beds nearest
the house and paths and to set tall sorts
in the background. In circular beds it is
always best, of course, to place the tallcst
growing plants in the center, as it is in all
beds that are uio,ved from all sides, but n
bed that is only seen from the front, like
border, having hedge, or something
like it for background, should have the
back row of plants the tallest and the front
ones the shortest.
The second cut affords wide choice in
models for ornamental beds. For small
garden Wick recommends crescents stars
and diamonds, as beds easy to make and
care for, and in his popular monthly gives
some valuable hints for arranging con-
trasting colors in them as follows: 4
crescent can be edged around with pink
phloX with center row of white. and the
effect will be very pleasing. A star or
diamond can be planted with rows of diff
fercnt colorcd flowers, or can be edged
with one color and the center filled in
with another, in a mass, rather than in
rows. The phlox and aster are two of our
best ANIMALS for this use. A crescent, in
which the inner curve is fronting the
house, can be made very effective by
planting it to asters of different heights.
Use the tall growers for the further edge
of the curve. In front of these plant
some of Il contrasting color and lower
growth. Edge the bed in front with
dwarf varieties. Catalogues will tell you
about the habit of each variety.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1887-04-22
WHO WILL yOUCH FOR 1T,

II one could believe onehundredth part Of what peo
pie say in praise of Johnson's Anodyne Lniment, it
would be an easy matter apparently to maintain good
health 10 extreme old age Now here are three certi
Gates recently sent We don't vouch for them, but it
probable that the statements made As the
parties could hive interest in publishing anything
cept to benefit fellow sufferers
South Windham, VT
2 have never sold any of your medicine, but have
been using it in my family We reserve the remainder
for future use and send pay for ALL We use ohnsons
Anodyne Linment for nasal wash for catarrh and
delighted with it. We had tried almost everything
recommended for catarrh but find Johnson's Anodyne
Liniment far superior to any yet nsed. used it with
common douche, according to your direction:
J. E. WHIPPLE.
BrOnCAitls
Island Shoals, Ca, Feb 6, 1855.
Gents;-Your Johnson's Anodyne Liniment is the
best thing have ever used believe it saved my hus-
bands life. Last year he suffering intense agony
with bronchitis and used it you direct. il gave
him relief in few inmates. Yours,
ELrzABKTH SANDERS.
DR.. l. 5. Johnson Notwithstanding my prejudice
against proprietary medicines an, in justice to you,
compelled to acknowledge that Johnsons Anodyue Lni-
ent exces anything that tried Tor the diseases
IS recommended to cure. Experience has taught ne
lesson. WV. A. HAccARp.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1887-04-22

II. G. Days Drug Store.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1887-09-30

A rage has sprung up this summer at
some of the country places for crows as
pets, and those who have adopted the
fashion are much amused in studying the
habits and pcculiaritics Of this much
maligned bird. The crow has proved
himself easily domesticated. Once his
wings are clipped and he is well fed he
will not so very far away. Though at
first he may exhibit signs of timidity, in
time these leave him altogether and he
exhibits one of his chief characteristics
his love of company. Wherever people
are there he will prefer to be, and in this
way it is not unusual for him to become
a nuisance. He is, moreover, an incor-
rigible thief, and will carry away every
thing he can lift with his big beak, pre-
fcrring those things which are bright and
shiny to duller objects. He is glutton,
too, and piece of meat held at tantal-
izing distance from the bird will invari-
ably provoke loud and demanding
"Caw. philadelphia Bulletin.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1887-09-30
Habit of SNUFF Taking.

Ihave had very considerable acquaint-
ance with snuff takers of every degree.
The first whose acquaintance l made was
IN old gentleman living 1t Reading Eng
land, many years ago. / was astonished
to see the way in which the old gentleman
RECALLED his nose from Il supply he carried
loose in his waistcoat pocket. Iafterward
learned that his waistcoat pocket was
lined with leather for the better keeping
of the snuff, and also that he had little
round table standing by his bedside with
q snuff box, from which he refreshed
himself in his wakeful moments through
the night. He had been a great snuff
taker for upward of forty years, and his
supply was about one pound per week,
of which, should think. az least half
was wasted, for from his chin to his shoe
buckles you could not tell what color Of
clothes he wore, they were all so be-
sprinkled with "Harrison's Brown"
Another phenomenal snuff taker that
know well used half a pound d week,
and did not scatter it about. He told me
that he had an affection of the lachrymal
gland of one of his eyes, and he found
much relief from his snuff taking. Only
today spoke to snuff taker Of twenty
years standing. whose consumption aver
ages about five ounces week. have
discontinued snuff taking myself for two
reasons. First, / was told ] could not
give it up. / felt sure could, and did
and, second, / found my speaking voice
impeded by the particles of tobacco get.
ting into my throat. once took pinch
from a friends box which caused me ex.
quisite torture, setting up an inflamma.
ton which involved my whole face and
kept me from business for week. That
snuff was adulterated. l have seen nose:
somewhat disfgured by the too long con
tinued use Of Irish and Welsh snuff
Tobacco.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1887-09-30
woMgN,s WORK IN SYRIA.
Cooking and Caring for the Children aud
Lazy Husband-Social Restrictions.

Cooking and Caring for the Children and
Lazy Husband--Social RESTRICTIONS.
There are grand women in Arabia;
women of ability, keen insight and won
derful capabilities. The duties of the
wife OF Syrian today are as follows:
She brings all the water for family use
from a distant WELL This is accomplished
by filling immense jars and bringing
them upon her head. She rises early and
goes to the handmill of the village, car
rying corn, enough of which for the day 8
bread she grinds by slow, laborious pro-
cess. This she carries home and cooks in
an oven, which is made in the earth. 1t
is q round hole, lined with oval and flat
stones, and heated by a fire built in it.
When the bread is mixed with water and
q little salt she removes the ashes and
plasters little pats of dough against the
hot stones to cook. Could anything be
more crude?
She cares for her children usually a
large family-and docs all the ROUGH
work at intervals. while the devoted IN
husband calmly smokes his ''argelie." or
sits cross legged upon his divan or house-
top, in conversation with some equally
hard working member of Syrian society.
The houses are made of coarse stone.
roughly hewn. The housetcrs are CT
clay, covered with coarse gravel. In Lot
weather the sun bakej this mud formed
roof and large cracks appear. The rain
comes, and, as natural consequence,
the roof leaks.
This is something of which the fas-
tidious inhabitant of the Bible land does
not approve. 1t does not add to his bodily
comfort. He remedies the difficulty
shall l tell you how? Not by any effort Of
his own; far from it; his wife comes,
ascends to the housetop, and in the drench-
ing rain propells lOller of solid stone
backward and forward, much as we use
q lawn mower. This rolls the sun dried
cracks together and prevents the entrance
of water.
These are only few of Syrian house.
wife's duties. Her reward is not in this
world surely. She cannot speak to her
husband in public: she can receive no
caress before his friends. She goes yelled
make her own habiliments, for her hands
must weave and spin and embroider ar
tistically and abundantly for the husband
and the male children. In winter her
feet are protected only by open wooden
sandals, and drops of blood mark her way
To the Syrian well. This is no extra
ordinary thing, but by those who have
repeatedly seen it, have been informed.
OF course this is among the lower and
middle classes of society in Syria, but
those who belong to higher class are
very, very few.-The Swiss Cross.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1887-09-30
Mothers

There are upon the skin of every
human being, child and adult alike,
2, 100000 pores. Through these
pores in the form of insensible per.
spiration, is expelled more than one
quarter Of the nourishment taken into
the system. The importance Of keep
ing open these perspiration valves
upon a child's body is second only to
that of promptly digesting the food
eaten. 1t was to open the pores OF
the skin and TO assimilate the food
that DR.. Pitcher formulated Castoria.
Loose bowels, constipation, fevers
and eruptions which are so constant
among infants and children, and
which kill one.third of all children
before they are five years old, arise
principally from these two causes. 1t
is from the wonderful results attend
ant upon the use of Castoria in regu-
lating the stomachs and bowels and
keeping open the pores of the skin,
that Castoria acquired its worldwide
reputation. With plenty of water
for the body, pure air for the lungs
and Castoria to assimilate the food
there need be no unaccounted fol
sickness among children. Castoria
is a vegetable prescription without
morphine or other narcotic property,
Thirty years extensive use has given
it history never attained by an
other medicine.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1887-09-30
A Novel Bet.

While | am not a betting man, said
f. ] Cheney. of the firm OF F. ].
Cheney K c., | considered it my
religious duty TO make that fellow a
bet, you see he was about dead, and
| guess he would of died before
spring, if had not of got him on
the bet You know some men had
rather lose their life than lose a
hundred, well he was one Of that kind
and We both came near being out but
| saved my hundred a. d it on'y cost
him te" dollars. How's that? He
sent for me one day and said the
doctors had all given him up To die,
with the calarrh. told him that |
would bet him SIoo that ljall's Cat
arrh Cure would cure him or | would
give him SIoo If it failed. He took
the latter proposition. This was
three months ago; you, SEE how he
looks now, don't you, as well as any
one, and andy.-American,. To-
ledo, 0.
@-For sale by J. F. Laubengayer,
druggist, Owosso, Mich
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1887-09-30
Remedy for a Black Eve.

There is nothing to compare with the
tincture or strong infusion of capsicum
annum mixed with an equal bulk Of
mucilage of gum arabic, and with the adj
dition of few drops of glycerine. This
should be painted all over the bruised sur
face with camel's hair pencil and al
lowed to dry on, second or third coat
ing being applied as soon MS the first ID
dry. II done Immediately after the in-
jury is inflicted, this treatment will al
most invariably prevent the blackening of
the bruised tissue. The same remedy has
no equal in rheumatic, sore or stiff neck.
st. Louis Medical Journal
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1887-09-30
Smoke your children's Dad-Gra-
hame & Ccnnor.
Hogan will be at the county fair.
Whom Baby was sick, We gave her Castoria,
When she was Child, she cried for Castoria,
When she became Miss, she chung to Castoria,
When she had Children. she gave them Castoraa

An Irish magistrate asked pris-
oner If he were married, "No," re-
piled the man. "Then said his
worship, amid peals of laughter, sits
a good thing for your wife"
The Housekeeper for October will
contain full account of the wedding
of the manageress of that paper, in
Minneapolis. Mimi, Exposition, on
the evening of Sept. 2S, together with
accurate descriptions and illustra-
tons of the participants wedding
dresses and presents. A copy OF this
issue will be mailed free to any OF our
lady readers sending their address to
the Buckeye Pub. Co., Minnean-
apolis, MINI.
Itch, Mange,an5 Scratches OF every
kind on human or animals cured In
20 minutes by Woolford's Sanitary
lotion. This never fails. Sold by
]. F. Laubengayer Druggist Owosso
Mich
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1887-09-30
INSURE IN THE
Mutual Life Association
OF MICHIGAN.
HOME OFFICE.

81. JOHNS, MlCH.
Reasons why you should insure in the
Mutual Life Association of Michigan
FIRsT-That this Company have com
piled with all the requii ements of the law,
of the State of Michigan, making 1t first
class Company.
SEcoND-That It is cheaper rates, and
that you get every dollar you insure for.
THIRD-That this Company take no
hazardous risks. and all applications for
insurance must be accompanied by a GER
tificate from competent physician.
FoURTH-That It is not graveyard
insurance. This company will not insure
any person over So years Of age
A. b. PRAY, AGENT,
For O,cosso and Vicinity
HEADQUARTERS At
N. NJ. PRAY'S JEwELRy Store,
No. Bank Block, Owosso